I like your quilt. It is one of my favorite blocks to make. My kids will choose a string quilt before any pieced quilt I make no matter how many hours I put in it. They all request rag quilts too. Easy for me! I keep a pile of paper by my sewing machine and sew a strip block when I get bored of what I'm sewing on. I use MSQC ten inch papers. They are much more useful then first glance. The lines are there to keep the strips straight no matter the widths starting in the center out. It is super easy to remove too. It's inexpensive. I've been using out of the same package for the last couple years.